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| Title: | Orphan |
| Directed by: | Jaume Collet-Serra |
| Written by: | David Leslie Johnson; Alex Mace |
| Produced by: | Don Carmody; Michael Ireland; Steve Richards; Joel Silver; David Barrett; Leonardo DiCaprio; Susan Downey; Ethan Erwin; Jennifer Davisson Killoran |
| Music by: | John Ottman |
| Cinematography: | Jeff Cutter |
| Edited by: | Tim Alverson |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Dark Castle Entertainment StudioCanal |
| Released: | July 24th, 2009 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 123 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $41,596,251 (US) $76,699,632 (Worldwide) |
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Orphan is an American independent feature film of the psychological thriller genre. It was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra with a screenplay written by David Leslie Johnson based on a story treatment by Alex Mace. It was produced by Dark Castle Entertainment in association with StudioCanal. It premiered in Westwood, California on July 21st, 2009. It was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada on July 22nd, 2009. It opened to a wider release in the United States on July 24th, 2009. The movie stars Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther - a nine-year-old Estonian girl living in an orphanage. After Kate and John Coleman (played by Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) lose their third child to stillbirth, they decide to adopt. Although Esther presents herself as the picture-perfect image of politeness and gentleness, she harbors a dark secret - one that the Coleman's mute natural daughter Max learns about to her utter horror. Add an angsty brother, and a suspicious nun to the mix, and you've got a recipe for a psychotic child who is more than ready to kill.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vera Farmiga | Kate |
| Peter Sarsgaard | John |
| Isabelle Fuhrman | Esther |
| CCH Pounder | Sister Abigail |
| Jimmy Bennett | Daniel |
| Margo Martindale | Doctor Browning |
| Karel Roden | Doctor Varava |
| Aryana Engineer | Max |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | Grandma Barbara |
| Jamie Young | Brenda |
| Lorry Ayers | Joyce |
| Brendan Wall | Detective |
| Genelle Williams | Sister Judith |
| Mustafa Abdelkarim | Daniel's friend |
| Landon Norris | Daniel's friend |
| Julien Elia | Hospital receptionist |
| Leni Parker | Delivery room nurse |
| Gemma James Smith | Teacher |
| Pia Ajango | Saarne Institute receptionist |
| Matthew Raudsepp | Saarne Institute orderly |
| Sugith Varighese | ICU doctor |
| Luis Olivia | ICU nurse |
| Ferelith Young | Waiting room nurse |
| Andrew Shaver | Injection doctor |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Copyright holder: © 2009, Dark Castle Holdings, LLC all rights reserved.
- Principal filming on Orphan began on December 3rd, 2007 and concluded on March 7th, 2008. Reshoots on the movie commenced on February 13th, 2009 and concluded on February 20th, 2009.
- Orphan was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as well as Port Hope, Centennial College and the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground in High Park.
- Orphan closed out of theaters on October 8th, 2009.
- Orphan was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 27th, 2009 by Warner Home Video.
- This is the second horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and his third film in total. He previously directed the remake of House of Wax in 2005.
- This is the first film work for screenwriter David Leslie Johnson (not to be confused with cinematographer David Johnson). He will go on to write two episodes of season two of AMC's The Walking Dead.
- This is the first film work for writer Alex Mace. Alex also works as a co-producer on the 2011 film Red Riding Hood.
- First horror film role for actress Vera Farmiga. She will go on to star in the A&E television series Bates Motel and the 2013 film The Conjuring.
- Actress CCH Pounder also played the role of radio personality Fran Ambrose in the 1990 television movie sequel Psycho IV: The Beginning.
- One of the toys seen in Daniel's room is from the 2001 computer animated movie Shrek.
- Cast members CCH Pounder and Genelle Williams were both regular cast members on the science fiction television series Warehouse 13.
Taglines[]
There's something wrong with Esther.
Can you keep a secret?
You'll never guess her secret.
The year in film[]
Other films that were released in 2009 include:
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External Links[]
- Orphan at AMG
- Orpha at IMDB
- Orphan at Wikipedia
- Orphan at Rotten Tomatoes
- Orphan at Horrormovies.org